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One Nightstand

From the furniture store I've been banned -
did the saleslady misunderstand?
Claimed malicious intent
but that's not what I meant
when I asked, "Can I get one nightstand?"

humorouslimerick

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Line Gauthier

Date: 10/23/2020 8:43:00 PM

LOL good one, John ~ I suspect the rate of one night stands is down quite a bit these days

John Watt
Date: 10/24/2020 1:10:00 AM

Ha ha, I suppose you're right about that!

Sigrid Ermine

Date: 9/6/2020 8:02:00 PM

Oh John! This is utterly hilarious! Terrific job thinking of this idea!! Congratulations on its well deserved Win.!

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 8:18:00 PM

Thank you, thank you, and thank you!

Anisha Dutta

Date: 9/6/2020 7:52:00 PM

WOW! Big Congrats to win First Place

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 8:17:00 PM

Thank you, my friend!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/6/2020 3:09:00 PM

yours was SO original. Just loved it. Big congrats, John.

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 8:16:00 PM

Thank you for that, Andrea. Originality means a lot to me.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 9/6/2020 2:35:00 PM

Double entendre limerick humor at its best! Great "play" on words at third. Congrats!

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 8:15:00 PM

Like the character in the limerick, I used to make the occasional faux pas like this, having grown up pretty sheltered and naive! Thank you for the congrats, Sam.

Janice Canerdy

Date: 9/6/2020 2:26:00 PM

GREAT limerick, John. CONGRATS! Janice

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 8:14:00 PM

Thank you for your uppercase enthusiasm, Janice!

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 9/6/2020 12:29:00 PM

John, deeeelighted to see your very witty lim in lst place! Well-deserved! Many thanks, my friend, for your kind comment re my win. Bob

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 12:56:00 PM

Thank you, Bob, for the shared limerick joy today. Appreciate your generous comment, my friend ~ John

Hilo Poet

Date: 9/6/2020 12:22:00 PM

HA! John, barrels and thensome, cleverishly done, Congrats indeed for your 1st Place win, Aloha! William

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 12:40:00 PM

Thank you William! Love the word 'cleverishly'! Enjoy your weekend, my friend ~ John

Jan Allison

Date: 9/6/2020 7:59:00 AM

this is absolutely hilarious John love the double meaning it certainly made me lol:-) hugs Jan xx

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 11:54:00 AM

Thank you, dear Jan. Coming from the queen of lims, this comment made my day!

Tania Kitchin

Date: 9/6/2020 7:24:00 AM

John, congratulations on your first placement with your hilarious limerick, this made me belly laugh, a fav as well!

John Watt
Date: 9/6/2020 11:53:00 AM

Tania, thank you for another fun limerick contest to participate in; I'm really having a hoot reading all your winners. Thank you for the very kind (and unexpected) placement as well. Enjoy your day ~ John

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 9/3/2020 2:51:00 PM

Brilliant limerick! Expensive it could have been! Well done John! Great humour!

John Watt
Date: 9/3/2020 9:54:00 PM

Glad you saw some fun in this, Krish!

Silent One

Date: 9/2/2020 9:10:00 AM

hahahaha..... I laughed out loud at this one!!!!!!

John Watt
Date: 9/2/2020 10:18:00 AM

It makes me happy that I could bring a smile, SO. Enjoy your day ~ John

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 8/31/2020 10:30:00 AM

Hi John, shows us how people always try to find a sexual connotation in words or phrases and the person saying them is oblivious off what he or she said but it can be misconstrued I had to laugh though because it is a very clever limerick! Deserves a win! I had a fender bender (many years ago) and I went into a panel beaters business to explain that the back side (of my car) I meant was damaged and could they please give me a quote. They couldn't stop laughing! Hugs and blessings Jenn.

John Watt
Date: 8/31/2020 11:04:00 AM

Funny story, thanks for sharing Jenny. I grew up quite sheltered from slang and innuendo, and have gotten into a few episodes where the room bursts out laughing because of something I said. This poem was fictional, but representative of how I have unknowingly let slip a double entendre.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/30/2020 7:23:00 PM

Oh those double meanings, - when I am at Home Depot, I'm too embarrassed to ask for a screw ;)

John Watt
Date: 8/31/2020 11:06:00 AM

Hilarious, Michelle! I had a Jr High School friend who used to hold a screw in his hand and ask girls, "want a screw?" The sad/funny thing was, I didn't get it. So sheltered!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/30/2020 6:01:00 PM

Ha, ha! Well done, John! Cute one. G.L. in the contest, Gershon

John Watt
Date: 8/31/2020 11:07:00 AM

Thanks, Gershon! There's actually two more in this series, but the contest calls for only one.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/30/2020 2:32:00 PM

hahaha. GREAT job, my friend.

John Watt
Date: 8/30/2020 3:10:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea!

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/30/2020 12:35:00 PM

Hope you get first place. Outstanding limerick and image Pangie xx

John Watt
Date: 8/30/2020 3:07:00 PM

Thank you, dear Pangie!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 8/30/2020 10:45:00 AM

Great play on words, John! Enjoyed your limerick. Best wishes in the contest. Hugs, Carolyn

John Watt
Date: 8/30/2020 11:28:00 AM

Thank you Carolyn, glad you enjoyed the silliness. Sometimes I fear the words I meant innocently are taken the wrong way. Hugs ~ John

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/30/2020 4:02:00 AM

Wow! I had to read this twice to "get it". One night stand. One night stand. One night stand. I am pretty dim I guess. Funny after this FINALLY kicked in.

John Watt
Date: 8/30/2020 11:25:00 AM

Caren, I find that humor is funnier to me if I've had to work at it a little while. Glad you got my quirky humor!